Our Client are a leading supplier of delicious occasion food to the UK’s Foodservice, Retail & B2B Markets. They are currently looking to strengthen their development team supplying their core foodservice customers.
Our client are looking for an experienced Development Chef to join their team and support key accounts, providing menu solutions for customers on food concepts.
The role will lead 1 key account and have 2-3 smaller development/growth accounts within our business. Working with the commercial manager and marketing functions to develop commercially viable products to work for the customers menus and the end consumers price points.
This role sits within the Commercial team and reports to the head of development, the successful candidate will work within an account team who collectively plan customer development, in addition supporting the development team during peaks of toughs of the kitchen environment.
The role will require some travel to customers and our sister sites, salary will be experience dependant.
Skills
* Chef background or development background
* Proven experience in a senior kitchen /development environment
* Strong understanding of market trends, food seasonality and branded multiple menus
* Excellent communication skills to influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
* Track record in presenting to customers
* Passionate about food and the customer journey
* Commerciality understanding of product development
Experience
* 5+years’ experience as a development chef or a kitchen chef
* Understanding of culinary flavours and how to create dishes from scratch but also work within the constraints of a price point
* Proven presentation skills
* Experience of working to tight brief deadline
Benefits:
* Bonus scheme
* Bereavement leave
* Cycle to work scheme
* Discounted or free food
* Free parking
* Gym membership
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
* Store discount
Schedule:
* Day shift
* Monday to Friday
* No weekends
Experience:
* Development or Kitchen Chef: 5 years (required)
* Presentation skills: 1 year (preferred)
* Product development: 1 year (preferred)
If you would like to know more about this opportunity please get in touch, or apply with your CV today